Mercer Gets Key SoCon Test At Furman On Wednesday
4/1/2025 3:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MACON – The Mercer men's tennis team will put its unblemished Southern Conference record on the line on Wednesday when the Bears wrap up a two-match road trip against league nemesis Furman on Senior Day at the Mickel Tennis Center. Start time has been slated for 3 p.m.
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Fans unable to make the trip to the Palmetto State can still follow all of the action in progress for free via live statistics and video links provided by the FU athletics department.
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The Bears (8-6, 3-0 SoCon) will ride a four-match win streak into South Carolina on Wednesday, including key conference wins last week over both East Tennessee State and The Citadel. The Paladins (6-11, 2-1) snapped a six-match skid with a 7-0 shutout of visiting Emmanuel on Saturday.
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Furman has owned the 11-year-old series with the Bears, 12-2, and will carry an eight-match series win streak into the midweek matchup with the Orange & Black. Mercer registered 4-3 wins over the Paladins amid both the 2017 and 2018 seasons, but has since suffered a six-year drought. Furman has outscored MU 37-11 over the last eight years, including a 4-3 win in each of the last two meetings.
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The Orange & Black is still led on the doubles court by junior tandem Amen Prince Gandonou and Hod'Abalo Isak Padio who have rattled off a 20-9 mark in doubles action this season, including an 8-5 clip during the spring dual meet season. Padio, the reigning SoCon Player of the Week, has raked in a team-best 19 singles wins in his first season in the Orange & Black, including a team-best eight wins on the singles courts during the spring.
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Sophomore Walker Allen has compiled a team-best 10 wins across four singles positions for the Paladins this spring, including a perfect 4-0 clip on Court No. 5. FU's tandem of freshmen Nico Snyder and Nicolas Dispas have raked in a team-best 10-5 mark in doubles play during the spring, including a 4-1 showing at No. 2 doubles.
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Fans unable to make the trip to the Palmetto State can still follow all of the action in progress for free via live statistics and video links provided by the FU athletics department.
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The Bears (8-6, 3-0 SoCon) will ride a four-match win streak into South Carolina on Wednesday, including key conference wins last week over both East Tennessee State and The Citadel. The Paladins (6-11, 2-1) snapped a six-match skid with a 7-0 shutout of visiting Emmanuel on Saturday.
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Furman has owned the 11-year-old series with the Bears, 12-2, and will carry an eight-match series win streak into the midweek matchup with the Orange & Black. Mercer registered 4-3 wins over the Paladins amid both the 2017 and 2018 seasons, but has since suffered a six-year drought. Furman has outscored MU 37-11 over the last eight years, including a 4-3 win in each of the last two meetings.
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The Orange & Black is still led on the doubles court by junior tandem Amen Prince Gandonou and Hod'Abalo Isak Padio who have rattled off a 20-9 mark in doubles action this season, including an 8-5 clip during the spring dual meet season. Padio, the reigning SoCon Player of the Week, has raked in a team-best 19 singles wins in his first season in the Orange & Black, including a team-best eight wins on the singles courts during the spring.
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Sophomore Walker Allen has compiled a team-best 10 wins across four singles positions for the Paladins this spring, including a perfect 4-0 clip on Court No. 5. FU's tandem of freshmen Nico Snyder and Nicolas Dispas have raked in a team-best 10-5 mark in doubles play during the spring, including a 4-1 showing at No. 2 doubles.
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